VFR800-Powered, RWD 1972 Honda N600 - One Take 

cc runner congratulations on the build! Well done on creating a baby Nascar!

cc runner 💪😎👍

One guy proving that you don't need a gazillion horsepower car made of unobtanium to make your cheeks hurt from smiling from ear to ear. Thats what its all about!

cc runner helluva car you built there, Dean! I'm eyeing my VFR and wondering ....what if?? oh by the way, Why DID you choose the VFR powertrain, if you don't mind my asking?

dude well done. You should still be building these

d1pz9 someone says this in every smoking tire video

But this time, d1pz9 is right.

I agree. This is one of the cooler car I've ever seen

The Camry is still the best one he have done!

spit fire I highly doubt that.

Spoke with Dean and confirmed it... Small world!! Badass car!

@@colinhendricks4122 that's awesome. That car carries all the memories you had on the bike with it.

@@runninggames771 What everyone doesn't know is Colin badly maintains motorbikes. Never checks or services them.

@@mezalong I've seen some really Savage things in the comments of RU-vid but you just crossed a line.

@@boxedfender4810 I don't muck about when it comes to lubrication. Pants round your ankles n barrel mode.

Sean Petersen I'd hope he's shifting at 12k

Sean Petersen 12k with that hat on

Absolute legend

My honda goes upto 18k rpm

well said! I'd buy 10 of those rather than a ferrari!

Took more than check writing ability to get this, at least for the builder.

RIGHT?? THAT SOUND

@@richardcarr6493 fucking losers rationalizing being poor

SeenCreaTive dude same😂

#me_too 😂😂😂

This video is evergreen

Yeah, once a year is about right. That v4 sound is too good.

Now I'm just waiting for somebody to put a Yamaha crossplane r1 engine in one of these cars.

WRXXXual ur right!

WRXXXual hahaha yes makes me want to buy n build one now..

WRXXXual I couldn't agree more!

I keep thinking of an SV1000 twin in it instead of the VFR800...ooohhh my!

This video and Matt’s happiness of this Honda just made my morning.

Watch the One-Take of Corbin Williams' Trolls Royce. "Six and three qwahtah Rolls Royce V8 -- running around 10PSI from a garret spooly boi, radiator in the trunk with piping running over the roof. Has a Ford Truck manual that Corbin had to do custom fabbing to fit, had to order special off-road shocks and springs because the shock column is so tall but Matt goes just as bonkers in that one as this car because it drives so well for such an unexpected vehicle. And it sounds like a Powerstroke lol

He should install a quick shifter. So you would only really need the clutch for 1st

Rick Rucker The debate is coming from people who don't really get engineering I think, the design of the gear teeth is literally meant for it as long as you match the rpms close enough. A quick shifter is one step further and matches those rpms for you with a properly timed fuel cut mid-shift. If I were to venture a guess as to why the owner said to use the clutch, probably because this weighs roughly triple the weight of the bike and a bad shift will result in a substantial amount more torque applied to that motorcycle transmission

Then id tell him to use the clutch too. These Trans gearing is 500 rpm apart, he clearly revved 3k rpms to rev match a down shift. clutch = random ppl not fucking your syncro

Said the guy who probly doesn't even own a motorcycle. Go fuck yourself.

I own one too. Keep thinking you matter when you don't

No, they wouldn't...

I think ZCars is as close as we'll ever get to this.

5 years per car...yea hardly anyone would be able to afford it. and only about 3 or 4 of the people that could afford it probably would be able to get their hands on it. Still a nice car. Dean should instead give a full list of mods so that other car guys could build it as well.

+INDIGO VEGAS The first one is always the slowest, once you get standardization and production going, it's going to be fast. I do agree that it still would be expensive. I'd still buy one in a heart beat if I had the money, though.

Kriste Isopahkala Yea its definitely worth the price. I'd buy one too. Even if it isn't the fastest car, its still one of the coolest. maybe he'll see this comment thread and get some ideas

ever see him at a buffet?

If things went any better he would have showed his "O" face. "Say hello to Lumberg for me!"

@@twistedtaipan3862 His TPS game is strong...lol

He talked about this car again on the podcast recently and said he still wants to buy it

Well Dean is the main connoisseur

Man, whoever this Dean Williams is, wherever he is, he's a goddamn legend...

Rocknium1 Maybe that's the US spelling? It's spelt the way I spelt it here in Australia

carnnoisseur :)

Albert F you spelled it right fuck that other guy

Reuben Solly I was thinking the exact same thing

Reuben Solly dude you could have said it better.

Absolutely! I also hate it how manufacturers now produce 400-500hp and even more fat pigs weighting over 1700 kilos and cheap fun little sport cars are neglected...

>high horsepower 2jz and ls swaps are meant for turning >tiny cars with bike engines are meant for drag racing apples and oranges m8

血塊 pp In Europe tiny cars with bike engines are used in hill climb events and slaloms / gymkhana races. Nothing cares speed trough a corner better than a lightweight car.

Apart from the 750, that is ;)

Bullet proof engines- very mild factory tune.

personally prefer the 1st Gen with 180-degree crank (slightly different lope & sound), but everything till v-tec & elimination of gear-driven cams still sounds insanely good! but esp with that Supertrapp pipe burble!

CBX1000 would like a word

@@ToxicHorsePucky CBX is cool but ive owned both...the VFR750 i have now sounds better tbh. I do miss that CBX but i made a KILLING on it

David Hennessey unique, but only does high 14sec 1/4 miles :( ........

MrDulvalius69 sometimes it not about the numbers, its all about the joy!

David Hennessey agree, but with a slow car on a road course...not much joy in that. this car belongs at a car show, and at cruise night, nothing more.

He could always go forced induction to resolve the power issue.

stock hp though. Engine compartment's got space for a turbo...

I'm kind of surprised the owner or builder hasn't added a small like 3 or 4 hp electric motor to directly power the wheels for a make-do reverse. It would be enough to just move the car at least on a flat surface.

Just carry an oar and stick it out the window

there are other less Rube Goldberg ways to make it reverse. see Quaife.

i thinks it's better to have "THAT ONE CAR" that is so weird... making it normal would kinda ruin the oddity and character of it.

This car is so odd that I'm sure he wouldn't have much trouble getting a volunteer to push it. Or he just has to make sure to bring someone whenever he drives it.

Brendan Lenti bahahaha love this comment!

This car has no reverse....

@@patw9175 I bet you can add some weird electric shit to make it roll back. Like a reverse starter from a Goldwing.

@@patw9175 good thing you can take a friend with you to push it when needed!

Pat W don’t need reverse, just stick a foot out and push against the ground

Henry Kincaid idk that super modified jag was my favorite. I think we all just like actual builds and swaps

They used to make a supercharger kit for VFRs. Slap that on, and they can put 180hp to the wheel. If that dude could get his hands on one, that would be fucking fantastic.

Turbo this baby and it will match anything with the powerband that it has

Anthony Antoine hell yeah, this thing would fuckin slap with a supercharger

ban from the internet, you mean.

ban from life, you mean.

and coffee adverts

Yer Boss Well, that seems pretty aggressive for absolutely no reason.

idiotfieldmouse you know i to dont get the dislikes i mean i would never think of building something like this but wooooow is it cool

That's exactly what this thing sounds like lol. I was thinking Ford/Cosworth DFV but a Judd V8 is the closest sound.

rp20832 Yes I was thinking that too...Cosworth v8 but Judd even more so.

rp20832 Lol, I wondered if somebody else was thinking that.

I didn't notice until you pointed out, but damn dude you're dead on! Listen to this N600, then the Judd V8 190e... The similarity is uncanny!

it is a V4...

yeah, and I have smiled all the way through out this video. Must be seeing a car guy REALLY enjoying a car, that's why!

Mark's Random Videos That was my thought too. Never seen Matt so happy in any car.

I think the only time he came close to this, was with the 650whp EVO VIII !

Watch the 3 wheeled Morgan video. I have to say that was higher on the smiles per mile meter. This is definitely a close second. Either way..awesome video. Matt..please get a 360 camera. I'd love to watch your videos with my VR headset.

Yes ! True, that car was fun but scary at the same time

All the advertisers should come on Matt!

All the advertisers should come on Matt!

All the advertisers should come with Matt!

He is driving over the speedlimit which is a microaggression for the lefties

😆👏🏻

you mean motorcycle.. lol

Try riding on top of a 800cc V4...

reportedly the best all around bike Honda built

Ken Howell not really. It is a motorcycle for middle aged men.

It is a sport tourer, a gentlemans sport bike. Fast, comfortable, refined, reliable, excellent build quality, exotic engine configuration, great handling, great sound, and a true racing heritage going back to the 80's. You have no idea how important the VF and VFR bikes were. Im going to guess you are a young fuckboy on some kind of 1000cc or 600cc supersport. Im 20 and have owned one. You get a much more linear of a power band and more torque as opposed to an inline 4.

themilkinator33. OR Coyote Cayman OR LS3 Jag. HOW BOW DAH

That's actually my number two, damn fine car

slspg Ferrari is like a 4

true, but even those motors wouldve been cool in this car. admittedly, it wouldnt have the same sound which is spot on in this car.

VFR 1200 nowhere near as good due to the different crank angle.

Dontcallmeshirley sadly not even close. The 800s can be pushed well over 200 horse. The vtec would be nice for the little extra grunt from two valve down low. Everyone gets that backwards. Instead of the fifth cylinder ala rc211v Honda instead made the 1200 monstrosity that looks fine on paper but can't hang with a warmed over 750 or 800. It gets better fuel economy though right? Umm no. More durable? Also no. Better for upgrades? Nope. PC does almost nothing. Exhaust is an exercise in wasted money and really building one gets a broken engine fairly quickly. It wouldn't live long in a 1400 pound car either. Don't get me wrong they really aren't bad bikes but for the original asking price very disappointing. Honda heard the howls of frustration aaaand back comes the 800. In further neutered from "to enhance midrange performance ". Also still a fine machine at leftover prices. Some below 5k. But not exactly the firebreather the endurance racing bikes were in the 80s. Staying with the v4 a real upgrade would be the motus chevy/Honda/Ducati Frankenstein thing that just works. Or vmax 1700 or burly aftermarket twin or zx14. I'm a Honda guy but it's getting hard to defend brutally outdated overpriced products.

Dontcallmeshirley yeah that turned into a little more of a rant than I meant when I started writing. The 1200 is an okay bike. Just not close to living up to the hype. When they set out to replace the vfr 1100xx and pan/st all in one bike we expected more. Yeah at peak it's about 50 more horsepower, but the nasty dead spot between about three and five thousand makes it ride like a lot less. And yes it would take a serious build to be over 200 reliable horsepower, but a small car would be ideal for it. Lots of room for an intercooler or two so the supercharger does what it really should. I guess we were just spoiled in the 90s with giant leaps forward every couple years. Now it seems like its kind of the chicken and egg thing between shrinking sales and lack of innovation. The new bikes in general are fine of course. I built and rode a few. And get the itch to do something new again. The fire blades for example. The latest greatest can shave a few hundredths off on a well groomed track, but from a real world standpoint your 07 is just as good. And in my opinion preferred because it was/is just a good bike. Without the electronic childproofing the bike media and manufacturers have put ahead of hard engineering. Currently on an 05 rc51 btw. Older but still works. And yeah I miss the v4 burble down low and shriek at the top. Wish Honda would hear that and give us what they could have built.

Yamaha's cross plane I4 has the same firing rhythm as a V4, but almost twice as much power in R1 trim. A larger displacement V4, like the Motus V4 would sound also sound great.

The original had what looks like an air cooled 350 twin. It had a shroud around the motor and an electric fan for cooling.

@@CncObsession Old one pretty much had a CB360 twin engine.

Kuddlesworth NA high revving engines are the coolest, best sounding and most fun!

High revving V12 engines are the coolest. That scream is just great.

Rotarys rock too, shame they aren't used more

blame the epa. Theyre smokey like 2-strokes :-/

I've always wanted to do this with two Ducati motors :D just need to find the right pre 75 car, same day this will be done.

Yeh they would love this.

@MCMMoog... Damn it.

I think it's safe to assume that Matt didn't get that grin pealed off his face for at least a week after climbing out of the car!! When he got home that night, his wife must have taken one look at that grin and asked just what did he spend his day doing?? That would certainly make it worth going to work... and getting PAID for it!! 😂😂🤣

I'm amazed the internals of it can actually move the car... I thought the rods would snap or something if it tried giving momentum to something this size with two passengers. Great engineering from Honda if this thing is actually just a stock bike engine.

inline 4 brudfa

Nope, its a bike engine from the VFR 800. Unlike cars, motorcycles get really cool engines like V4s and crossplane I4s. That is what happens when you decide that the engine is far more important than "features".

vtr0104 with the right gearing it will cope quite well, it's the clutch that will cop the abuse (then again, if it's using the stock VFR box it'll have a wet clutch too). Gear-driven camshaft VFRs are legendary, one bloke put 446,000 miles on a stock 750 with no more than regular servicing without ever separating the heads from the block.

Shadilay The "you've gotta be fucking kidding me!!!" was so sincere and LOL funny!

Might be his best reactions to any car. 😂

leo salvador yup I would have said Senna on Suzuka

At least it's better than feeling like Senna on Imola.

Mark ouch

with the sound of an angry lawnmower behind him

I really wish my lawnmower sounded like this,I'd cut grass every day lol.

I died when he opened the dump pipes at 9:11, This thing is a monster!

And I thought it was already on the loud mode lol. I completely forgot that Matt turn to the "quiet mode" right in the beggining.

I love how the camera shakes at high RPMs!

PorraCaralho Portugal Caralho!!

js92css Yeah, you know your car is awesome when all the other car guys are standing out there like little kids seeing their first Lamborghini or Ferrari as it went screaming by. This thing is so awesome that I might watch it again lol!

ChaosphereIX yup there is a rabbit not far from me with a busa swap. Cool af